Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-22
A GRAND CELEBRATION.
Tho Most important Event in Our
National History.

Tho Most important Event in Our
National History.
Monster PROFESSIONS. Receptions, and n
General Good Time.
| dictionary times began in Philadelphia
on the 18th inst, viz; that of the constitu-
tional centennial. Visitors were pres
, emit from every state and territory.
and many guests from foreign lands
joined with us in commemorating
the one hundredth anniversary of
the signing of our Magma Charta.
Shortly after 10 o'clock on the morning of
the 18th, the grand procession started, and
the scene at the reviewing stand was a
grand one, the gay toilets of the ladies
and children adding beauty to the mag
nificent decorations.
The constitutional centennial commits
sion was officially repre- ented on the
grand stand by Eon. John A. Kasson,
resideDt; Eou. Amos r. Little. chairman
OF the ext cutive committee; Hampton l..
Carson, secretary; f. Carroll Brewster
ir., corresponding rotary, and assist
OF the stand was reserved for the COVER
nors of the states with their staffs. On
this stand were also senator's and repre-
'entatiyes In congress, the commissioners
OF the various states and territories, 80 OF
whom were present, the diplomatic corps.
the foreign consuls, and especially invited
guest! OF the comlL issioD Section Is
containei distinguished visitors.
The mOn2tar civic and lnnnstri0l nara6e.
illustrating the advancement of the indus
trial arts and sciences during the past
century IL is believed fairly eclipsed any
! thing of the kind ever known. There were
sentation of some particular branch of
Industry, 700 men, 1900 horses and 100
band; OF music
At the head OF the column rode Col A.
ouden SnowdeD chief marshal, and his
staff of ~ aids. Directly behind them was
the United tates marine band, and fol-
lowed by n grand banner, representing
Columbia pointing to the past with one
hand, and with the other to the present,
the former eing represented by old i'm
pleme nts and the latter by those OF to day:
The display from this point was divided
into divisions The honor of heading
tie first division was given to the Sons OF
America, who presented a beaL tiful dis
PLY.
Amid the gay holiday attire of the streets
tutTe was uOtUlnR InOTe COuS plCuOus anu
artistic than the three trium phal arches
than spanned BROAD and Chestnuts SITS.
The Broaf-st. arch was almost opposii Q
the main reviewing stand, which was oc-
cupied by the president and his party. 1t
was 90 ieet high, springing from each
curb; of plain semi circular form and seq
mented OH tie south SIDE with illuminated
shields of the 80 states, and on the north
with the names of the states, the shield
and n anne OF each being back to back. The
i3 original states occupied the middle po
sition OF the group, and the Others were
placed alongside in the order in which
they came into the union. Surmounting
the arch was mammoth device consist
ing OF an Americ N eagle and stand OF
national colors.
In the evening Gov. Beaver held public
reception at the academy of fine arts and
shook hard5 with fully 15C0) people,
among whom was President Cleveland,
Fx-President Hayes and Gen. Sheridan.
The meeting between Gov. Beaver and
President Cleveland was singulsr.y cor
dial.
The Catholic club rendered reception
to Cardinal Gibbons, which was attended
by II large concourse of prominent people,
chief among which were President Cleve-
When the president and Cardinal Gibbons
grasped hands the crowds cheered Justify.
The next morning. the 10Th, about .
o'clock the presidents escort re iched the
hotel, AMI few minutes later started for
the CONNER ial exchange, where a recep-
ton was he'd. The line of march was lit
orally thronged with people who cheered
Justify as the presidential party passed,
and the arrival of the party IN the ex-
change was the signal for repeated cheer
ing.
President Comfy of the commercial ex
change, introduced the president who
said:
lam glad have an opportunity to meet
so large a representation of the business
n en- OF Phi adelphia 1t is well that we
should not entirely forget in tee midst OF
our centennial jubilee that the aim and
purpose of good government tend after
all to the advancement of the material
interests OF the people, and the increase
OF their ade and commerce. The thought
has sometimes occurred to m: that in the
hurry and rush OF business there might
well be infused a little more patriotism
than we are wont to see, and little more
recognition OF the fact that whole ONE
Official sentiment Is closely related not
| only to the general good, but to the gen.
oral success of business. OF course our
citizens engaged in business, are quick to
see the bearing of any poicy which any
government may adopt as it effects their
personal success and their accumulation.
but | would like to ses that broad and
patriotic sentiment ano ng them which
can see beyond their peculiar personal
interests, and which can recognize the
advancement OF the entire country as an
oh Get for which they may well strive,
even SO IetimeS to the diminution of
their constantly increasing profits.
Must we always look for the political
opinions OF our business men precisely
where their Immediate pecuniary advan-
tage is found know how vain 1t is to
hope for TIE eradication of selfish motive
in all the affairs of life; Tut am re mind
ed that we celebrate to day the
triumph of patriotism over selhshness.
Will anyon say that the concessions Of
the constitution were not well made, or
that we are not to-day in the full enjoy
ment of the blessings resulting from due
regard for all the conflicting interests
represented by the diderent states which
united hundred years ago.
Ibelieve the complete benefits promised
to the people by our form of government
only be secured by an exercise of the